NEW CONCORD, Ohio – The No. 22 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University football team held off Muskingum University in an Ohio Athletic Conference game by a final score of 35-28 on Sherman Field inside McConagha Stadium.
BW (7-1, 5-1 OAC) improved to 53-13-2 all-time series against Muskingum (3-4, 3-3 OAC) including winning 18 of the last 20 contests. In the last 20 meetings, the Yellow Jackets have outscored the Fighting Muskies by a margin of 655-321.
BW Leaders
- Junior All-OAC quarterback Charlie Bubonics (Solon) completed 21-of-32 passes for 237 yards with two touchdowns
- Junior Academic All-OAC running back George Linberger (Barberton/St. Vincent-St. Mary) rushed for 85 yards on 12 carries with one touchdown
- Senior All-OAC wide receiver Tim Conwell (Avon) caught four passes for 73 yards with one touchdown
- Defensively, junior Academic All-OAC linebacker Nolan Hartsel (Lodi/Northwestern) recorded seven passes, including one for a loss
Muskingum Leaders
- Senior All-OAC quarterback Garrett Gurney completed 26-of-39 passes for 229 yards with two touchdowns
- Sophomore running back Riley Woodie rushed for 66 yards on 16 carries with two touchdowns
- Sophomore John Christopher Gore caught six passes for 105 yards
- Defensively, senior All-OAC linebacker Conner Gurney made 12 tackles
First Quarter (Tied, 7-7)
- 12:46 Senior All-OAC wide receiver Tim Conwell (Avon) 17-yard pass from Bubonics (Freshman placekicker Robert Feamster, Jr. (Edenton, N.C./EA Laney) kick is good
- 8:36 Woodie 22-yard run (Sophomore placekicker Aaron Ortega kick is good)
Second Quarter (BW, 21-14)
- 10:06 Junior Academic All-OAC wide receiver Xavier Balson (North Olmsted) 27-yard pass from Bubonics (Feamster, Jr. kick is good)
- 8:02 Woodie 8-yard run (Ortega kick is good)
- 2:25 Junior running back Josiah Sessler (Fort Meyers, Fla./Bonita Springs) 1-yard run (Feamster, Jr. kick is good)
Fourth Quarter (BW, 35-28)
- 9:18 Freshman running back Boston Mulinix (North Benton/West Branch) 3-yard run (Feamster, Jr. kick is good)
- 5:21 Senior Academic All-OAC wide receiver David Westrick 9-yard pass from Gurney (Ortega kick is good)
- 1:47 Linberger 13-yard run (Feamster, Jr. kick is good)
- 1:01 Westrick 6-yard pass from Gurney (Ortega kick is good)
The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Saturday, November 8 when they travel to Ada for an OAC showdown with Ohio Northern University inside Dial-Roberson Stadium at 1:30 p.m.
